Meanwhile, the American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Baton Rouge Police Department for violating the First Amendment rights of demonstrators there last week. There have been regular demonstrations outside the Baton Rouge Police Department since the fatal police shooting of Alton Sterling last week. Despite the peaceful nature of the protests, police in Baton Rouge made more than 200 arrests last weekend. Demonstrators have accused police of using excessive force, wrongful arrests, and both physical and verbal abuse to break up the protests.